Cardboard Yarn Lacing Owl Craft

Whooo loves fall? We do! I am so much more of a long sleeves, falling leaves, pumpkin pie kind of person. I also love all the animals associated with fall, and this Cardboard Yarn Lacing Owl Craft is so much fun to do together on a fall afternoon. With a Free Printable Owl Template, too!

Yarn crafts are some of our favorites. Not only can they be great for fine motor practice, but I just love the texture. We wrap yarn around cardboard rolls to make bears and bugs, we lace hearts, apples, and now owls, and even tie it together to make monsters. There’s really not a lot we haven’t done with yarn, except knit with it.

For more fun owl craft also be sure to check out our Coffee Filter Watercolor Owls, Paper Plate Owl Craft, Simple Folded Paper Owls, Aluminum Foil Owls, Paper Plate Owl in a Fall Tree, Craft Stick Owl Craft, and Fall Leaf Owls. What can I say, we love owls!

To make our Cardboard Lacing Owl Craft you will first need our Owl Template. You will also need a large piece of cardboard. We used an old cereal box. Multi-color yarn, large googly eyes, colorful markers, a black markers, scissors, a hole punch, tape, and a glue stick are the rest of the supplies.

Make an Owl Craft with Yarn and Cardboard

Supplies needed:

Owl Template
Cardboard
Multi-color yarn
Googly eyes, large
Markers – black, and an assortment of colors
Hole punch
Scissors
Tape
Glue stick

Begin by printing the template. Cut it out, as well as the inside circle.

Line up the template on a large piece of cardboard. The inside of a cereal box works great for this. Trace the template with a black marker, including the inside circle.

Now cut the owl shape out of the cardboard outside the black line.

Carefully insert scissors into the center of the inside circle and cut out as well, inside the black line.

Cut the cut-out inside circle in half. Trim the frayed side, if needed, then cut both to the same size. Set aside.

Punch holes around the circle on the owl, outside the black lines. I liked using the black line as a guide for this.

Then, insert one end of a long strand of colorful yarn into one of the holes. Tape the end to the back of the owl. Use another piece to wrap around the other end to make it easier for lacing.